Re: An 'ae' testimony
On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 07:54:57PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> On Sun, May 23, 1999 at 09:47:33AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > that extra 30k (if it is actually available on the rescue disk) would be
> > better used either as part of the space needed by elvis-tiny (**) or by
>
> I still don't understand the sentiment that people can only understand
> vi.
it's not that vi is the only editor which is understood. it's more that
when you're in a hurry trying to fix some system that has gone down you
don't have time to mess around learning some stupid editor which doesn't
do any of the things you need it to do.
being restricted to a primitive editor after you have become
proficient with vi is akin to re-learning how to talk after having a
stroke...you've lost some really fundamental ability which you take
for granted. when you know vi you don't need to remember the commands,
you just think about what changes you want to make and (metaphorically
speaking) your fingers do the rest. having to use a primitive editor
reduces you to hunt-and-peck typing and having to think about each
individual keystroke.
> Are other editors really so difficult?
yes. difficult and clumsy and lacking basic functionality.
craig
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craig sanders
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